Young Adults

AYA Healthy Survivorship is an interactive application (app) to assess your health habits and general sense of well being. The app offers personalized tips for being more active, eating better and living a longer, healthier life.

Umbilical cord blood has helped children survive over 80 diseases including Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Anemia and is now being used in older patients. Our mission is to help others understand how they can benefit and help save the lives of sick children in need.

Fertile Hope is a national LIVESTRONG initiative dedicated to providing reproductive information, support and hope to cancer patients and survivors whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility.

First Descents offers young adult cancer fighters and survivors a free outdoor adventure experience designed to empower them to climb, paddle and surf beyond their diagnosis, defy their cancer, reclaim their lives and connect with others doing the same.

Five health professionals and seven adult survivors of childhood cancer share their experiences, discussing the impact of childhood cancer on adult survivors, transitioning to adult health care, cardiac risk factors, prevention and late effects, fertility, and the emotional side of survivorship. This video education series, developed by the Lurie Cancer Center’s STAR Program, provides valuable information to help survivors anticipate and manage common medical and psychosocial issues that may arise after treatment.

The Leukemia Ironman Fundraiser for Eric (L.I.F.E.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to cancer survivorship by providing assistance to cancer patients in need, scholarship programs, and donating to cancer research laboratories.

Colon cancer, although considered an older man's disease, can strike anyone at any time. The hard reality: you're never too young for colon cancer. That’s why we need to educate ourselves about the risks of this disease now.

The goal of the Home Run Grant Program is to recognize the courage and determination of these inspirational cancer warriors by offering respite trips or other life enrichment to them and their families in the hopes of alleviating some of the many emotional and psychological challenges that come with a cancer diagnosis. Our hope is that the grant provides happy memories filled with laughter and smiles.

The Oncofertility Consortium addresses the complex health care and quality-of-life issues that concern young cancer patients whose fertility may be threatened by their disease or its treatment. The national, interdisciplinary initiative is based at Northwestern University, where it was founded.

Hundreds of Care Packages are distributed every month. They are shipped across the nation from our Hope Center in Roselle, IL or personally delivered to hospital patients by our Hope to Hospitals team.

When you or someone you know is finished with cancer treatment there is often a common question: "What happens now?" Dragonfly Angel Society is a one-stop location that pulls together survivorship resources and allows you to find what you need as you welcome yourself to cancer survivorship.

The Nikolas Ritschel Foundation raises money to create opportunities to enrich the lives, stimulate encouragement, and strengthen the faith of sarcoma patients who are between 18-24 years old and their loved ones.

True North Treks supports young adult cancer survivors by taking them on short term treks in nature that focus on learning mindful awareness practices, connecting with other young adult survivors, and doing all of this within the beauty, peace and balance of the outdoors. Founder and Executive Director, David Victorson, PhD, a member of the Lurie Cancer Center's AYAO team, is a health psychologist and researcher in Northwestern University's Department of Medical Social Sciences.

A support community with a twist, Twist Out Cancer provides a forum for young adults affected by cancer to share thoughts, experiences, stories and insights, allowing for the exchange of encouragement and wisdom from one community member to another.

Young Survival Coalition (YSC) is the premier global organization dedicated to the critical issues unique to young women who are diagnosed with breast cancer. YSC offers resources, connections and outreach so women feel supported, empowered and hopeful.